Sand Lake woman charged with felony DWIs

Updated 11:01 pm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014

SAND LAKE — A Sand Lake woman is charged with three drunken driving counts after a traffic stop Tuesday, State Police said.

Troopers said they responded to a 911 call about an erratic driver near state Route 43 and Grange Road in the town. They found the car and when they approached got a strong odor alcohol from inside.

After a brief interview and field sobriety tests, the driver Erin Tresca, 39, of Sand Lake was arrested for driving while intoxicated, troopers said. Tresca was taken to police barracks in Schodack and charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and two counts of felony DWI, for allegedly violating Leandra's law because she had a six-year-old and nine-year-old child in the car.

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Troopers said Tresca's blood alcohol level was 0.13 and she was also charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

Tresca was released on her own recognizance and will return to the Sand Lake Town Court on March 24.